2010
Kv1.3 is the exclusive voltage‐gated K+ channel of platelets and megakaryocytes: roles in membrane potential, Ca2+ signalling and platelet count
McCloskey C, Jones S, Amisten S, Snowden RT, Kaczmarek LK, Erlinge D, Goodall AH, Forsythe ID, Mahaut‐Smith M. Kv1.3 is the exclusive voltage‐gated K+ channel of platelets and megakaryocytes: roles in membrane potential, Ca2+ signalling and platelet count. The Journal Of Physiology 2010, 588: 1399-1406. PMID: 20308249, PMCID: PMC2876798, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.188136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood PlateletsCalcium SignalingCell SizeDNA, ComplementaryHumansIn Vitro TechniquesKv1.3 Potassium ChannelMegakaryocytesMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlatelet CountReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionScorpion VenomsSecond Messenger SystemsConceptsLarge ionic conductanceMembrane potentialHuman plateletsKv alphaMegakaryocyte developmentAncillary subunitsQuantitative RT-PCRMolecular levelKv channelsRole of Kv1.3MegakaryocytesKv1.3RT-PCRWild-type miceKv currentsSubunitsSignalingMiceApoptosisMargatoxinPlatelet activationRoleIonic conductancesPlateletsActivation
2008
Targeted deletion of kcne2 impairs ventricular repolarization via disruption of IK,slow1 and Ito,f
Roepke TK, Kontogeorgis A, Ovanez C, Xu X, Young JB, Purtell K, Goldstein PA, Christini DJ, Peters NS, Akar FG, Gutstein DE, Lerner DJ, Abbott GW. Targeted deletion of kcne2 impairs ventricular repolarization via disruption of IK,slow1 and Ito,f. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 3648-3660. PMID: 18603586, PMCID: PMC2537427, DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-110171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitKv4 alpha subunitsAction potential durationVentricular action potential durationFunctional promiscuityVentricular membrane fractionsLong QT syndromeVentricular repolarizationAncillary subunitsWild typeNovel roleMembrane fractionKcne2 deletionKv1.5 proteinTargeted deletionSubunitsKcne2 disruptionMiRP1Cardiac roleProteinKCNE2DeletionKv1.5Sevoflurane anesthesiaDisruption
2006
The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*
Roepke TK, Anantharam A, Kirchhoff P, Busque SM, Young JB, Geibel JP, Lerner DJ, Abbott GW. The KCNE2 Potassium Channel Ancillary Subunit Is Essential for Gastric Acid Secretion*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281: 23740-23747. PMID: 16754665, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604155200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary subunitsKCNE gene familyGastric acid secretionPotassium channel alpha subunitFirst genetic evidenceSecretory cellsProton secretionChannel alpha subunitGene familyKCNE familyParietal cell morphologyAcid secretionGenetic evidenceAlpha subunitHuman cardiac arrhythmiasParietal cellsChannel complexSubunitsCell morphologyKCNE2Normal gastrointestinal functionGenesKCNQ1Gene-dose effectCells
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